J.R. Pierce
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Managing Editor, American Theatre magazine. Tips/pitches: JPierce@tcg.org
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This edition of Roll Call features leaders and artists who are standing out in the Boston theatre community, behind the scenes, onstage, and in administration and education.
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6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
This edition features leaders and artists who are standing out in the Boston theatre community.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This edition of Roll Call features leaders and artists who are standing out in the Boston theatre community, behind the scenes, onstage, and in administration and education.
www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/24/6...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/24/6...
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Managing editor Jerald Raymond Pierce recently immersed himself in the world of Candle House Collective's LENNOX MUTUAL. The experience engages participants in a series of 20-minute phone calls that can go to some very odd, personal places.
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Your Call Is Very Important to ‘Lennox Mutual’
Candle House Collective's personalized immersive experience engages participants in a series of 20-minute phone calls that can go to some very odd, personal places.
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April 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Managing editor Jerald Raymond Pierce recently immersed himself in the world of Candle House Collective's LENNOX MUTUAL. The experience engages participants in a series of 20-minute phone calls that can go to some very odd, personal places.
www.americantheatre.org/2025/04/11/y...
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From our Winter 2025 issue, Jerald Raymond Pierce reports on MEMORIAM, a world premiere at Houston’s Main Street Theater wherein people can rent and fully experience the memories of others.
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Memory Care in Noga Flaishon’s ‘Memoriam’
In this world premiere at Houston's Main Street Theater, people can rent and fully experience the memories of others.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
From our Winter 2025 issue, Jerald Raymond Pierce reports on MEMORIAM, a world premiere at Houston’s Main Street Theater wherein people can rent and fully experience the memories of others.
www.americantheatre.org/2025/03/26/m...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/03/26/m...
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The @aclu.org & @riaclu.bsky.social have filed suit on behalf of theatre organizations, including TCG, to challenge a new NEA grant guideline mandating that applicants comply with the president’s anti-trans “gender ideology” executive order to receive funding. www.americantheatre.org/2025/03/06/a...
Artists Mount 1st Amendment Challenge to New NEA Grant Requirements
Filed by the ACLU on behalf of theatre organizations, including TCG, the suit is aimed at a new anti-trans guideline recently added by the endowment.
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March 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The @aclu.org & @riaclu.bsky.social have filed suit on behalf of theatre organizations, including TCG, to challenge a new NEA grant guideline mandating that applicants comply with the president’s anti-trans “gender ideology” executive order to receive funding. www.americantheatre.org/2025/03/06/a...
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Back in 2024, Woodzick recorded an incredible 'Theatrical Mustang' episode with Sunam Ellis, a Seattle-based actor-director-educator, about Ellis's passions and practices to create caring spaces. Now available here or on any podcast streaming service!
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Sunam Ellis Wants to Hear Your Voice
In this episode, Woodzick talks with the Seattle-based creative about returning to acting, creating caring classrooms, and seeing the 'whole picture' as a director.
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February 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Back in 2024, Woodzick recorded an incredible 'Theatrical Mustang' episode with Sunam Ellis, a Seattle-based actor-director-educator, about Ellis's passions and practices to create caring spaces. Now available here or on any podcast streaming service!
www.americantheatre.org/2025/02/24/s...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/02/24/s...
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Available to read in our current issue, just saying. www.americantheatre.org/winter-2025/
February 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Available to read in our current issue, just saying. www.americantheatre.org/winter-2025/
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From our Winter 2025 issue, Jerald Raymond Pierce previews Ankita Raturi’s response to Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula,’ a world premiere play that explores what it means to try to survive in a new place when those already there treat you as a monster.
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Garden Variety Grown From ‘Fifty Boxes of Earth’
A response to Bram Stoker's 'Dracula,' Ankita Raturi's world premiere play explores what it means to try to survive in a new place when those already there treat you as a monster.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
From our Winter 2025 issue, Jerald Raymond Pierce previews Ankita Raturi’s response to Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula,’ a world premiere play that explores what it means to try to survive in a new place when those already there treat you as a monster.
www.americantheatre.org/2025/02/18/g...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/02/18/g...
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Are you an early career theater journalist or critic of color? You should apply for this program tcg.org/Web/Web/Our-...
RLC 2025 - Overview
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February 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Are you an early career theater journalist or critic of color? You should apply for this program tcg.org/Web/Web/Our-...
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Steve H. Broadnax III caught the theatre bug at his hometown theatre, Little Rock's Arkansas Rep. Now he's returning as the theatre's artistic director, joining 2 other area natives, executive director Will Trice and producing director Ken-Matt Martin. www.americantheatre.org/2025/02/14/r...
Repping Arkansas: Arkansas Rep Hires Steve Broadnax III as Artistic Director
The versatile director returns to Little Rock, joining executive director Will Trice and producing director Ken-Matt Martin to lead their hometown regional theatre into its next chapter.
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February 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Steve H. Broadnax III caught the theatre bug at his hometown theatre, Little Rock's Arkansas Rep. Now he's returning as the theatre's artistic director, joining 2 other area natives, executive director Will Trice and producing director Ken-Matt Martin. www.americantheatre.org/2025/02/14/r...
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Had this fun chat with my old buddy @isaacbutler.bsky.social for @americantheatre.bsky.social's podcast about Eureka Day.
Offscript: A Shot of ‘Eureka Day’ and a Visit to Seattle
This episode features a chat on the stage of Manhattan Theatre Club with playwright Jonathan Spector, and a check-in with Seattle Times arts writer Gemma Wilson.
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January 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Had this fun chat with my old buddy @isaacbutler.bsky.social for @americantheatre.bsky.social's podcast about Eureka Day.
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From our Winter print issue: We check in with playwright Larissa FastHorse, whose new farce FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT starts at L.A.'s Center Theatre Group next week, about how rehearsals are going and what keeps her going in tough times. www.americantheatre.org/2025/01/16/p...
People to Watch: Larissa FastHorse
The Las Angeles playwright discusses nonprofit farces, community-engaged theatre, and the magic of theatre.
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January 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
From our Winter print issue: We check in with playwright Larissa FastHorse, whose new farce FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT starts at L.A.'s Center Theatre Group next week, about how rehearsals are going and what keeps her going in tough times. www.americantheatre.org/2025/01/16/p...
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Stevie Walker-Webb, who's been leading Baltimore Center Stage for a little over a year, talks to Jerald Raymond Pierce about his city ("a Black cultural mecca"), about his work at the theatre so far, and what's still to come amid challenging times. www.americantheatre.org/2025/01/31/s...
Stevie Walker-Webb: Theatre That Belongs to Us
A little over a year into his tenure leading Baltimore Center Stage, the Tony-nominated director reflects on his city, his impact so far, and what’s to come.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Stevie Walker-Webb, who's been leading Baltimore Center Stage for a little over a year, talks to Jerald Raymond Pierce about his city ("a Black cultural mecca"), about his work at the theatre so far, and what's still to come amid challenging times. www.americantheatre.org/2025/01/31/s...
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In "Quetzali and the Comic Book Queen vs. the Alebrije of Darkness" at Lexington Children's Theatre, playwright Alvaro Saar Rios sets out to popularize Aztec mythology in much the same way Greek myths have been reimagined for young people. www.americantheatre.org/2025/01/28/a...
Aztec Avengers: ‘Quetzali’ Takes Flight at Lexington Children’s Theatre
A new play from Alvaro Saar Rios follows a the big adventures of a teen with a mysterious feather sprouting from her arm.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In "Quetzali and the Comic Book Queen vs. the Alebrije of Darkness" at Lexington Children's Theatre, playwright Alvaro Saar Rios sets out to popularize Aztec mythology in much the same way Greek myths have been reimagined for young people. www.americantheatre.org/2025/01/28/a...